TERRITORY OF GUAM Office of the Governor EXECUTIVE ORDER 92-�JAB__ _ Declaring an Emergency, Calling the National Guard to Terri to rial Duty and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds. WHEREAS, on August 27, 1992, a typhoon warning was in effect for Guam; and WHEREAS, on August 28, 1992 Typhoon Omar passed over the island of Guam causing widespread damage; and WHEREAS, the Governor is authorized pursuant to 10 GCA §63500 in time of any territorial emergency, to order the Guam National Guard, or any part thereof, into the active service of the Territory of Guam; and WHEREAS, the Government of Guam, if it utilizes federal equipment or supplies, must reimburse the Federal Government for said use and must be responsible for any and all damages to said equipment; and WHEREAS, the Governor is authorized, pursuant to section 6113 of the Government code, as amended by Section 4 of Public Law 15- 7 5, to use any part, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) of outstanding appropriation within the General Fund for expenses caused by civil defense, public safety or health emergencies; and WHEREAS, the National Guard is required to assist in providing essential services to the public to alleviate the civil defense emergency including but not l:j.mited to transporting water, repairing roads and buildings and clearing debris. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH F. ADA, Governor, by the authority vested in me by the Organic Act of Guam and the laws of Guam order that: 1. That there still exists an emergency affecting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Territory Guam as of August 29, 1992 as a result of Typhoon Omar passing over Guam on August 28, 1992; 2. That power outages and subsequent water outages as a result of Typhoon omar still pose serious and immediate threats to the health, safety and welfare of residents of the Territory of Guam; E . 0 • 9 2 -_Jl�..tBL__ Guam National Guard 3. That members of the Guam Army National Guard assigned to the following unit or units are hereby ordered to active service of this Territory: A. 1224th Eng Det, HHD GTC B. 909th QM Det, HHD GTC. 4. That the Acting Adjutant General, with approval of the Governor, shall have the authority to call or activate other members of the Guam Air National Guard and the Guam Army National Guard from any units needed, to perform missions assigned to the Guam National Guard by the Governor; 5. That the activated units or members are directed to: Supply water to the villages and people of Guam as directed by the Governor or his designee. Provide assistance in road repairs and building repairs or other tasks as directed to be necessary for the good health and general welfare of the people of Guam by the Governor or his designee. The Guam National Guard is expected to accomplish the above missions while protecting the life, liberty, safety and health of the effected citizens of Guam and further protect all public and private property within the jurisdiction of the Territory as set out in the mission above. The Guam National Guard Military Commanders will take the measure or perform all those activities necessary to prevent, forestall or combat e the effects of the emergency situation. Accomplishment of the above stated missions and the command and control of the command units are the sole responsibility of the Guam National Guard Military Commander subject to the statutory control of the Governor as the commander-ion-Chief. 6. The Director of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research is authorized to expend not more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) from outstanding appropriations of the General Fund resulting from the activation of units or members of the Guam National Guard; and 7. The authorization for the certification, approval and expenditure of necessary funds to be expended pursuant to this 2 E . 0 . 92 -�1..,8,___ Guam National Guard Executive Order shall be this Executive order subject only to the exhaustion of identified funds. SIGNED AND PROMULGATED at Agana, Guam this 29th day of August, 1992. COUNTERSIGNED: FRANK F. BLAS, Lieutenant Governor of Guam 3 .